Word: timorous
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...United States bears a particular responsibility to the people of East Timor because it sanctioned and encouraged their 16-year occupation by Indonesia. Our government even supported Indonesia's occupation of East Timor even before it happened. The invasion of East Timor occurred on December 7, 1975, the day after President Ford and Secretary of State Kissinger visited Jakarta and were informed of the planned invasion. Despite the fact that 90 percent of Indonesia's arms came from the U.S., they raised no objection to the plan...
...invasion, and the Ford administration's tacit approval, violated the terms of a 1958 U.S.-Indonesian accord which stated that U.S. arms could not be used for external agression. After the annexation of East Timor, Kissinger said that "we understand Indonesia's position...
...INTERNATIONAL awareness prompted by last November's massacre has not brought an end to the strife in East Timor. Clashes between groups at odds over Indonesia's presence persist. As of February 26 this year, Indonesia instituted a ban on any foreign journalists entering East Timor...
...Bush administration should not ignore the illegal occupation of East Timor just because it is not as rich as Kuwait. East Timor is as deserving of self-determination as the Arab sheikdom or the former republics of the former Soviet empire. Its oil resources, so coveted by the Indonesian and Australian governments, would guarantee it economic stability. There are dozens of nations of smaller size...
...this period in which dozens of peoples are finally seeing the end of military rule, it would be appropriate for our president to be on the side of those struggling for self-determination for East Timor, rather than extending the dreadful status...